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cottonINTERNATIONAL genome Second Circular INITIATIVE (Call for Abstracts / Papers) International Cotton Genome Initiative ICGI–2004 Workshop October 10-13, 2004 at Hotel Taj Krishna Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (Optional Study Tours, October 14, 15, 16) Organised under the Auspices of Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI) with support of Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi R COTTO FO N Y IM T P E I R C O O V E S M N E A I N D T N I ISCI Abstract Submission Abstract should be submitted via the ICGI web site: http://icgi.tamu.edu/meeting/2004/abstracts.html cottonINTERNATIONAL genome INITIATIVE International Workshop Organizing Committee (IWOC) Chair Members Dr. David Stelly Dr. John Yu Dr. Tianzhen Zhang Dr. Jodi Scheffler Co-Chair Dr. R S Paroda Dr. Sukumar Saha Dr. C D Mayee Dr. G Kalloo Vice Chair Dr. V R Gadwal Dr. R J Kohel Dr. S Sreenivasan Local Working Organizing Committee Chair Mr. P Vidyasagar National Workshop Organizing Committee (NWOC) Dr. V R Gadwal, Chairman Mr. P Vidyasagar Dr. G Kalloo, Co-Chairman Dr. S S Narayanan Dr. M V Rao Dr. K K Tripathi Dr. M K Bhan Dr. P V Varadarajan Mr. Raju Barwale Dr. T V Ramanaiah Dr. C D Mayee Dr. K R Koundal Dr. K C Jain Dr. S A Patil Dr. Phundan Singh Mr. M Prabhakar Rao Dr. S Sreenivasan Dr. B M Khadi Dr. G R Anap Dr. A K Basu Dr. V Santhanam Dr. M S Kairon Dr. T P Rajendran Dr. S G Gayal Dr. A Padma Raju Local Workshop Organizing Committee Mr. P Vidyasagar, Overall Chairman Registration Committee Dr. R H Balasubramanya, Chairman Dr. S G Gayal Dr. R P Nachane Mr. S N Nagwekar Dr. R M Gurjar Mr. Shrish R Shah Dr. A J Shaikh Dr. A B Dongre Finance Committee Dr. C D Mayee, Chairman Dr. G R Anap Mr. P Vidyasagar Dr. T V Ramanaiah Mr. Prabhakar Rao Mr. A S Yawalkar Mr. M Ramasami Dr. T P Rajendran Mr. M G Shembekar Dr. S G Gayal Dr. P V Varadarajan Hospitality Committee (Mumbai) Dr. K M Paralikar, Chairman Dr. B M Vithal Dr. R M Gurjar Mr. Hariharan Iyer Dr. Anupam Barik Mr. A K Gupta Dr. P K Chakrabarty Dr. V V Singh cottonINTERNATIONAL genome INITIATIVE Local Souvenir Committee (Souvenir on Cotton in India) Dr. A K Basu, Chairman Dr. B M Khadi Dr. N B Patil Dr. T P Rajendran Dr. R H Balasubramanya Dr. S S Narayanan Dr. K R Krishna Iyer Dr. K R Kranthi Dr. Phundan Singh Dr. A J Shaikh Hyderabad Committee Dr. S S Narayanan (Chairman) Mr. M Prabhakar Rao Dr. B Gopal Reddy (Co-Chairman) Mr. P S Dravid Mr. Ram V Kaundinya Dr. Tom Hash Dr. Y Yogeshwar Rao Dr. Shivaramakrishnan Major Sponsors: International Indian Cotton Incorporated Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Delta & Pine Land Company Department of Bio-Technology (GOI) Monsanto Company Vibha Agrotech Ltd. USDA – ARS Nuziveedu Seeds Emergent Genetics, Inc. Rasi Seeds The Cotton Foundation MAHYCO Bayer Crop Science Emergent Genetics Dow Agro Science Ankur Seeds Tulasi Seeds About the ICGI Workshop INTERNATIONAL COTTON GENOME INITIATIVE (ICGI) was founded by a small group of researchers on cotton at Canberra, Australia during the year 2000. ICGI initiated with the major purpose of increasing the knowledge of structure and function of the cotton genome for the benefit of global community (http :/icgi.tamu.edu). Aims are to facilitate global communications, collabora- tion and education, increase knowledge, and resource integration, enhance technology and resource development and help coordinate research planning in the areas of cotton genomics. Meetings were held in Canberra, 2000 (Australia) and Montpellier, 2001 (France). The last meeting was the first Scientific ICGI Workshop and was held in Nanjing, China hosted by Nanjing Agricultural University. It was attended by more than 90 researchers from 14 countries and contributed 105 oral and poster presentations. The proceedings were published and are available on website of ICGI <http:/icgi.tamu.edu> The ICGI made announcement in the World Cotton Research Conference – 2003 held in South Africa about holding of 4th ICGI Workshop in India in 2004. ICGI functions through formalized structure and an International Steering Committee. Dr. David Stelly is the Chair of ICGI presently. There are new chairs and co-chairs for the 5 work groups that comprise ICGI’s main organiza- tional architecture. The five working groups are Structural Genomics, Functional Genomics, Germplasm and Genetic Stocks, Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics. Each of these work groups are charged with executing the ICGI mission by: 1. Formulating long-term collaborations; 2. Identifying the strategic research goals; 3. Identifying shared resources; 4. Reporting activities and results to the ICGI community; ICGI Contact address: E-mail: <[email protected]> and <[email protected]> Tel: 979-845-2745 Fax: 979-845-0456 (Department office) cottonINTERNATIONAL genome INITIATIVE Important Information Arrival and Departure Assistance: Our special teams that would be kept at Mumbai and New Delhi shall provide all assistance needed in transit (like airport transfers, hotel accommodation for stay and escorting back to the airports) at arrival time in India as well as at departure time from India, apart from post-workshop tours. Hotels are the same as given under the study tours. The international delegates are requested to book their air tickets from starting country air- port to Hyderabad (India) airport for both onward and return journeys via Mumbai or New Delhi. The international delegates should send travel plan regarding arrivals and departures to the Local Working Committee Chair, Mr. P Vidyasagar sufficiently in advance though e-mail, preferably before the 25th September 2004. Contact persons for assistance at Mumbai: 1. Dr. K M Paralikar E-mail: <[email protected]> Tel: (Off) +91 22 2412 7273 / 2412 7276 (Res) +91 22 2430 8083 / 2539 0329 2. Mr. R M Gurjar E-mail: <[email protected]> Tel: (Off) +91 22 2418 4274 / 2418 4275 (Res) +91 22 2633 0312 / 98211 91481 Contact person for assistance at New Delhi: Dr. S K Chandel Regional Office: Vibha Agrotech Ltd. New Delhi E-mail: <[email protected]> Tel: (Res) +91 120 263 8058 Cell: 098184 44744 Hyderabad-Site of the Meeting The ICGI-2004 Workshop will be held at Hotel Taj Krishna, Hyderabad, India from October 10-13, 2004. It is recommended that the delegates should reach Hyderabad preferably on morning of Sunday, the 10th October 2004 so as to get acclimatized with the environment of Hyderabad. Hyderabad being a tourist attraction and excellent centre of education, research and business is very well connected with Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkatta. Del- egates arriving from outside can very well arrive via Mumbai or New Delhi. The climate in October will be slightly warm and humid with night and day temperatures ranging between 200C to 270C. A business suit is preferable for the meeting. However, for other programmes cotton clothing is recommended. cottonINTERNATIONAL genome INITIATIVE Hotels at Hyderabad The ICGI meeting venue, the Hotel Taj Krishna, is a Five Star Deluxe Hotel. Several excellent star hotels are also available in the range of US $ 85-160 per day. Reservations should be made directly with the hotels as early as possible to get choice of rooms. The Room Tariffs are as follows: Accommodation Single Double US$ US$ TAJ KRISHNA Superior 105 130 Taj Club Room 160 190 Deluxe 115 140 TAJ RESIDENCY Single 85 100 Residency 95 110 Note: Applicable taxes as in October 2004 – Extra Check- out and Check- in time 12.00 hrs Above rates are inclusive of Buffet Breakfast. All bills must be settled either by cash or on approved traveler’s cheque / credit card. Booking to be done directly by the participants only On-Line for above Taj Group of Hotels: E-Mail: <[email protected]> International participants arriving with Spouses may also book accordingly. Visas A valid passport and visa are required for most nationalities entering India. Indian Embassies and Consulates are being notified of the event and advised to expedite visa procedure. Registration Participants are requested to register directly through on-line registration see link <http: /icgi.tamu.edu>. Registration fees • Within due date (30th July 2004) Rs. 2500 (for Indian participants), US$ 150 (for outside India participants) US$ 50 (for accompanying spouse) • After due date (after 30th July 2004): Rs. 3,000 (for Indian participants), US$ 180 (for outside India participants), US$ 60 (for accompanying spouse) Payment Method for Overseas Participants: On-site payment by cash / by credit card at Hyderabad For on-line payment via credit cards (MC, Visa, Discover, Am.Expr., only) look for a link at the meeting web-site: <http://icgi.tamu.edu/meeting/2004/> Payment Method for Participants from India: Registration On-Line May send the registration fee by Bank Demand Draft in favour of the Indian Society for Cotton Improvement payable at MUMBAI (Bank Commission to be borne by Participant). Cheques will not be accepted. OR On-site payment by cash / by credit card at Hyderabad Cancellation: No provision cottonINTERNATIONAL genome INITIATIVE Workshop Programme Sunday, Oct 10, 2004 04.00 PM INAUGURAL SESSION 05.30 PM High Tea 06.00 PM Registration at Hotel Taj Krishna 07.00 PM Cultural Programme and Welcome Dinner Monday, Oct 11, 2004 08.00 AM Registration Continues 08.30 AM SCIENTIFIC SESSION I: STRUCTURAL GENOMICS Chair: Dr. John Z. Yu, Co-Chair: Dr. Tianzhen Zhang 10.30 AM Tea Break and Poster Viewing 11.30 AM SCIENTIFIC SESSION I (Continues) 01.30 PM Lunch 02.30 PM SCIENTIFIC SESSION II: FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS Chair: Dr.